Northwest Healthcare Welcomes GME Program Resident Physicians

7/1/2025

We are Proud to Mentor and Coach the Next Generation of Doctors in Southern Arizona

TUCSON, AZ (July 1, 2025) – Today, Northwest Healthcare’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program officially welcomed 35 new resident physicians to Northwest Medical Center and Oro Valley Hospital. These new residents – who are joining the 25 upper-level residents already in the program – are divided into three cohorts – family medicine, internal medicine, and the transitional year program.

Our GME program was created and designed to expand access to medical education and to care for patients in the Southern Arizona communities we serve. Our diverse, experienced faculty physicians guide resident physicians at the beginning of their careers, as they learn to manage a broad range of medical services and patient care.

The goal: To train resident physicians and help them become rooted in the community, so they will want to continue living in Southern Arizona and working within the Northwest Healthcare system after graduation.

“Our robust GME program is shaping the future of healthcare in our community,” said Northwest Healthcare Market CEO Brian Sinotte, FACHE. “By investing in the next generation of physicians, we are strengthening access to high-quality care and a healthier future for Southern Arizona."

Residents are not medical students – they are qualified physicians licensed by the state of Arizona to provide patient care under the supervision of a board-certified physician. Not only can residents see patients, they can also write prescriptions, order x-rays and lab tests, and provide referrals.

Northwest Healthcare is honored to invest in the wellness of Southern Arizona for generations to come. Our thanks go out to each and every one of our 60 resident physicians for choosing to work and train with us at the start of their promising careers.

For more information about the GME program, please visit https://www.nwtucsongme.com/.

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